Discussion
A large sized capital letter at the beginning of the first paragraph of an article positioned in a decorative way that has a depth of two or more lines is known as :
Answer: A
It is a drop cap.
A drop cap is an enlarged, often decorative initial letter at the start of an article or chapter that drops down two or more lines into the text. It is common in magazines and feature pages.
A folio is the page number and running line, and a solus is an advertisement that appears alone on a page. 'Ping cap' is not a typographic term.
Drop caps go back to illuminated manuscripts, where the first letter of a section was enlarged and decorated, and they help draw the reader's eye to the start of a story.
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